Tom where does the C speed go?No. It does not slow down under gravity Like Matter.You apparently are some kind of idiot.

James>> One of the best definitions of the event horizon of a black hole is that it is a> closed trapped surface. That is, the horizon is closed (has no boundary), and> trapped -- every non-spacelike (timelike or null) trajectory that intersects the> surface goes into its interior. That means no object can escape, and even light> that is initially emitted outward from the horizon actually goes inward. AFAICT> that contradicts your claim "cannot pull light backward".>> Tom Roberts